(Prelim) Laws Governing Philippine Pharmacy Practice Flashcards
Any article recognized in the official USP/NF,
Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the USA, Philippine Pharmacopeia, Philippine National Drug Formulary, British Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia, Japanese
Pharmacopeia, and any official compendium or any supplement to them;
- Official – latest
- Unofficial – previous editions
- *Inofficial – never included
Any article intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases in man or animals;
- Diagnosis – detection of diseases
- Cure – removal of diseases
- Mitigation – prevents progression
- Treatment – normalize body functions
- Prevention / prophylaxis – inhibits start of disease
RA 10918
Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Drugs – Legal Definition
detection of diseases
Diagnosis
removal of diseases
Cure
prevents progression
Mitigation
normalize body functions
Treatment
inhibits start of disease
Prevention / prophylaxis
Any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body or animals;
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Drugs – Legal Definition
Any article intended for use, as component of articles, specified in clauses (1), (2), and (3), not including devices or their components, parts and accessories; and
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Drugs – Legal Definition
Herbal or traditional drugs as defined in R. A. 9502
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Drugs – Legal Definition
Only through a retail drug outlet duly licensed by FDA
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Dispensing/Sale of Pharmaceutical Products
- Direct and immediate control of a registered pharmacist
- Traditional drug outlets
- Manufacturing, importer, exporter, and distributor companies
- Pharmaceutical laboratories
- Government units – Municipal health units class 1 to 3
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Pharmacist Requirement – Category A
- Supervision and oversight
- Retail outlets for OTC and home remedies
- Satellite institutional pharmacies
- Fourth to sixth class municipal health units
- Telepharmacy services
- Non-traditional pharmacy outlets with no prescription
and pharmacy-only medicines
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Pharmacist Requirement – Category B
Only for trained pharmacists for vaccine prescriptions not more than 7 days old
RA 10918: Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016:
Administration of Adult Vaccines